Fire damages Army and Navy store building on Marcer Street
A Sunday night fire in a two story brick building at 11730 Marcer Street caused $6,000 in stock damage and $3,000 in building damage. Occupants escaped via ladders and rear porch. smoke and fire cut off stair exits. Fire spread under stairs and through walls. firemen cut holes to control it. Damaged stock belonged to Army and Navy store owned by A Effron Bluefield. insured for $6,000. Building owned by Greynag Realty Corp of New York, subsidiary of National Surety Co.
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Marcer Street
Army and Navy
Storn
F. i. Goodson
R. B. Davis
Julia Malcolm
R. W. Davis
Dumont Austin
Dusty” Rhodes
Charles Mosrle
Princeton Furniture
Greynag Realty Corporation of
New York
National Surety Company
A. Effron
Bluefield
Believe It or Not by Ripley Town Visits Father in Hospital
A compilation of brief social notes lists residents and visitors across Prince ton and nearby towns. Mentions F T Lank ford in Prince ton hospital, Mrs J L Burton in Princeton hospital, Emil Peters returning from Emory and Wenry college, and several local residents visiting relatives or traveling to Georgia and Virginia. The column catalogs weekend visits, vacations, and住所 ties among families on Highland and Straley avenues, South Seventh street, and Reynolds avenue.
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F. T. Lankford
Princeton Hospital
J. L. Burton
East Princeton
Emil Peters
Emory and Wenry College
Center Street
G. J. Boult
Arthur Boult
Highland Avenue
Newport News
Misa Ruby Tiller
Mages Virginia
Nancy Dudley
Fatty Mills
Hallie Mitchett
Mary Ramsey
Radford
Aabon Saunders
South Seventh Street
Misa Mitchell
Bedford
Miss Ramsey
Bramwell
Jimmy
Phionte James
Reynolds Avenue
Pocahontas
Milas Winnie Plymouth
Beckley
Poke Lankford
Mr. Lankford
Mabel Bruce
Washington, D. C
Ly Bruea
Straley Avenue
Frank Oxley
Suffolk
G. S. Oxley
Harrison Street
W. Morrett
Emory
5. K. Johnston
Walnut Street
Lucille Cornett
Northfork
Charleston
B. F. Gott
Bille
John R. Gott
John L. Fredeking
I. CG
Saunders
Roanoke
F. T. Langford
Highland
EB. W. Brooks
Knoxville
Community Welfare Center Opens In Princeton
The Goodwill Center on the Athens highway near the city opens Wednesday 2 to 5:30 PM with a tea for Princetor residents hosted by the First Baptist Church T D L class executive committee. Mrs N Camp will be caretaker and police mother. The center aims to serve the area with youth programs clubs for mothers story telling and a Sunday afternoon Bible school for all ages. Local businesses and T D L class members have funded rent and furnishings. A dedicatory prayer service was held Sunday at 2:30 PM and strong community support was noted.
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Goodwill Center
Athens
Princetor
First Baptist Church
Princeton
The Man Who Remembered Everything He Ever te
A fragmented OCR item notes a cartoon and explains coin alloy percent metal usage. It also recounts a doomed inmate's use of torn playing cards and iron tube to craft a bomb, causing his death in San Quentin's condemned row.
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Jandazy
Kort
William Kogat
San Quentine
Gogut
Funeral service held for Mrs. Sadie Hartman
Funeral service is set for 2 PM at the Methodist church in Athens for Mrs. Sadie Hartman 83 widow of Henry Hartman who died Sunday. Rev A B Moore will conduct and burial will be in Athens cemetery. She leaves one son Arthur Hartman a prominent Athens citizen. Death caused by heart ailment.
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Methodist
Athens
Sacha M. Hartman
Henry Hartman
A. B. Moore
Hartman
Hart
Arthur Hartsinth
Athens Citizzen
Princeton Fire Destroys Home. Damages Gov’t Roadster Seized
Fire around 2 10 Monday gutted the home of W Robert Shins at 713 Princeton avenue. Neighbors alerted the blaze. the roof collapsed and $1500 in damages plus $500 in furniture were insured. The house had burned previously in eighteen months. Two probated orders were entered in court, Pat Wilson and Joma Palmer given one year. A confiscated Kiesel roadster sold for 150 to Henry Dietz at a courthouse sale after being seized for vehicle offenses.
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W. Robert Shns
Princeton Avenue
Sima
George Tl. Millard Mobotmye
Pat Wilson
Joma Palmer
I Otis Dowling
Henry Dietz
Manor
Convicted on charge of transporting rum
A Chevrolet coupe carried three gallons and a pint of liquor when arrested near Wogantolks Saturday night by Constable McKinney. J L Meadown and Erle Mitchell were tried before Magistrate Bailey at Matoaka. Mitchell received sixty days in jail and a $139 fine, the woman was fined $89.90 and sixty days in jail. A second car held twenty five gallons of liquor, and a new Ford roadster was turned over to the sheriff after a man fled near Montcalm. Confiscation proceedings will follow in circuit court. Kiwanis clubs planned meetings at Matoaka and Virginia Hotel in Princeton.
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Lquor
JL. M. Meadown
Erle Mitchell
Wogantolks
Arthur McKinney
Wan Yound
Joan WH. Bailey
Matoaka
Mitchell
J. Otis
McKinney
Bowling
H. H. Lucas
Montcalm
Welch
Welchman
Phillips Case Arguments End in Circuit Court
The disbarment hearing for T. G. Phillips ended before Judge Howelll Tanner in circuit court at noon. Testimony from last week was heard through Saturday. Judge Tanner also considered A. W. Reynolds v Tri-City Traction Company, with Reynolds opposing a stock reduction from 305100 to 152700. Damages of 3727.27 were awarded in estates cases tied to the Collins Jr air crash. settlement terms reached in the Blanton suit. a hotel injunction was set for Wednesday in Bluefield. An agreement in Clanton v Blanton provides for child support and visitation.
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T. G. Phillips
Howelll. Tanner
Tanner
A. W. Reynolds
Tri-City ‘Traction Company
Reynolds
Argunscots
Collins
Hazel Wilmore
City of
Bluefield
L. Feuchtenberger
Judea Tanner
Inez Clanton
George Blanton
Memorial Building directors named for Mercer County
Mercer county soldiers and sailors memorial building directors were appointed by the county court for four year terms starting July 1. Appointees are Ike Linkin A W Reynolds J A Graham G M Bird and Levi Rose with Reynolds and Rose already serving. The court also heard farm reports showing 98 residents at the county farm and monthly expenses totaling 480.41. Delegations urged road repairs including moving the old Spanishburg bridge and improving Sanduck to Bramwell and Princeton to New Hope roads. Fiduciary orders named Toney Velaziz and Roy D Phillips as committee members with bonds posted. A Shawnee event listing and a humorous cartoon caption were also noted.
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Mercer County Soldiers and Gatlots Memorial
Princeton
Bluefield
B. F. Palmer
Spanishburg
Mountain Creek
Sanduck
Bramwell
Princeton-New Hope
Toney Velaiz
Bozo Blakes
R. B. Murphy
Roy D. Phillips
Earl H. Phillips
Dietrich Poses With Daughter Defying Publicity Critique
ILM officials urged Marlene Dietrich to limit talk about her little daughter to avoid unfavorable publicity. She answered by posing publicly with her child named Marla Sieber, revealing the family detail despite the criticism.
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ILM
Marlene Dietrich
He Dietrich
Marla Sieber
Princeton Society News and Local Items
Community notices from Princeton include society happenings at Mrs Harry Karnes and a report on upcoming horse contest plans for July 4. The Princeton Athens Boy Scout district council met at American Cafe to discuss jamboree plans at Welch and funding decisions, plus a marriage at the courthouse and lodge activities in Mullens. Serious auto crash injures Mrs Corinne Butler near Athens with multiple injuries. local personals list residents visiting Charleston and Emory commencement events.
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Princeton-Athens
Princeton
Athens
Welch Mrs Stuart Campbell Injured In Auto Wreck
Mrs. Stuart Campbell of North Fork was injured when a car she rode in rolled over an embankment near Elkhorn. She was treated by Dr W B Young and taken to Bluefield sanitarium where she was listed as slightly improved. Mr Campbell suffered minor injuries and the car sustained severe damage.
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Stuart Campbell
Northfork
Elkhorn
Campbell
Bluefield
Campbells
Capels Man Bitten by Copperhead Snake
A Capels man, Andy Wyatt, 48, was bitten by a copperhead while working in his garden Sunday afternoon. He was transported to Emergency Hospital where venom treatment was given and doctors expect recovery. A second item notes McDowell Woman's Club meeting with officers elected and reports accepted.
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Capels
Wiille
Andy Wyatt
Asoni
Wyatt
McCdowell Woman's Club
McDowell Woman's Club
J. W. Slack
Lrementer
Mys. C
H. Elliott
Final Rites for Gail T. Dudgeon
Impressive funeral services were held at First Presbyterian Welch for Gail T. Dudgeon county assessor. Military honors accompanied the burial at Woodlawn Cemetery near Bluefield with a West Virginia National Guard firing squad. The American Legion post No. 8 housed in Welch held a memorial march, and county offices were closed in respect. The service followed his death Friday night in Radford Virginia hospital.
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First Presbyterian Church
Welch
Woodlawn
First Presbyterian
Gail 'T. Dudgeon
McTowall
Emily Assessor
Radford
W. CG
Smiley) Williams
Bluefield
West Virgin National Guard
Legionnaires
Donnell
American Legion
Dudgeon
Memorial Building
Mra. Dud- Keon
Kansas City
The
McDowell
Juesesalon
B. Byellaw
Moratorium on War Debts Suggested by Senator Bingham
Senator Bingham of Connecticut proposed a two year moratorium on war debts as the Hoover administration weighs Germany's appeal for reduced reparations. He spoke independently of the White House discussions, noting the idea could be cancelled or revised but questioning its seriousness.
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Washington
Senator Bingham
Republican
Connecticut
Germany
Hoover
Stimson
America
Bingham
Judge rebukes cop for warrantless pocket search
In Philadelphia common pleas court Judge Edwin Lewis criticized Patrolman Frank Palazzi for searching a suspect’s pocket without a warrant during a raid on a speakeasy. The judge warned officers to avoid such actions, noting a citizen could reasonably shoot in self defense.
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Philadelphias
iHynor
Edwin
Lewis
Common Pleas Court
Frank Palazzi Ag
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Ca Wielan Drug Co
Bloomfield
Roy
Nick AlfRods
Ting
B. Goode
H.C. Haanbrie Ia
Sadie Hartman
Rain
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Mark Goft
Winter Garden
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Collegiane
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Druellla Bailey
Earnest Ratclifff
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G. W. Talbert
Watterson Lodge
L. A
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Mullens
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Roy Brown
John Griffin
M. C. White
Frank Moore
J. H. Vaughan
Lusk, Graham, King
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Salvey
Groseclose
Kee Street Circle
Kea Street
L. H. Johnston
Reba Maeimpor
Charles H. Fox
G. W
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Hasham
Island Creek
Howe
Lilly
Tolrays
Mrs. Butler
Princeton Personals
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Chicago
Underworld
Gail T. Dudgeon
Board of Review and Equalization
Gail Tt. Dudgeon
Partlow
James P. Flanagan
McTowall Medical Society
Appalachian Building
V. L. Weatherby
Helen Yates
A. Christie
Keystone
Reth Brewster
Madelyn Barley
Tess Caunts
Sidney. Seligman
Northork
F. D. Steinke
Yaeger
Dudie
G.L. Comnts
Chesey Hitman
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Nicholas~ Colantino
A. Johnson
Ann
Columbus
Ohio
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Mies
Frances Reeves
Jean Léckle
R. PR. Newton
Blrefield
A. W. Newton
Palemouot
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James Vermillion
Medical College
BH. Vermilion
Elenor Reed
Berea
C. Frank Wright
B. W. Cullen
Lewisburg
Presbyterian
G. P. Foley
Pikayille
B. F. Neater
Hemphill
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J. R. Werness
Mr. Werness
Navy Hospital
Mrs. Werness
Alderson
Sol Spector
F .D. Steinke
Taeger
FEA
Princeton Norfolk
Norfolk
R. C. Sutherland
W. Va
Freeman
Theatre Vortupork
Thomas Meghan Hardie Albright
Dorothy Jordan
Dirydad
John Brystone
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